Grand Chute’s fire chief is retiring after more than four decades of service in public safety, including the last 15 years as fire chief. Timothy Bantes will retire effective July 6. He also served as the Town of Grand Chute’s emergency manager during crises such as severe storms and the Fox River Mall shooting. Bantes received his associate’s degree in Fire Protection from Fox Valley Technical College. He served as firefighter, paramedic and lieutenant before joining the Grand Chute Fire Department in 2005 as Assistant Chief of Training. He was promoted to chief two years later. He was named Fire Chief of the Year by the Wisconsin State Fire Chiefs Association in 2018. He was elected president of that association in 2019 and 2020.